Reins and whip holder.



REINS AND WHIP HOLDER.

APPLICATION FIVLED NOV. 6, 1915.

Patented Apr. 4, 1916.

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THOMAS J'. LYNCH, OF WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT.

REINS A vp wH r HQLDER.

Application filed November 6, 1915.

To all whom 2'25 may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS J. LYNCH, a citizen of the United States,residing at \Yaterbury, in the county of New Haven and State ofConnecticut, have invented new and useful Improvements in Reins andlVhip Holders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is an improved device for use by the driver of a vehicleto hold the reins and to also hold a whip, the object of the inventionbeing to provide an improved rein and whip holder of this characterwhich is cheap and simple in construction, is efficient in operation andwhich can be readily grasped and held in one hand.

The invention consists in the construction and arrangement of deviceshereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings :Figure 1 is a perspective view of a reinand whip holder constructed in accordance with'my invention and showingthe reins and a whip attached thereto. Fig. 2 is a plan of the same.Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional View of the same.

My improved rein and whip holder is in' angles thereto. The grip portioncomprises bars 3, l, which are parallel and which are connected togetherat their outer ends by substantially semi-circular jaws 5 which areadapted to receive the butt of a whip between them, as indicated in Fig.1, so that the butt of the whip will lie between the bars 3, 4, and jaws5 and will form a grip for the device, the whip and bars 3, 4:, beingconveniently and readily grasped by one hand.

The arm 2 is provided with a broadened head or frame 6 which is providedwith cross bars 7, 8, 9, which are arranged in suitable spaced relation,the bars 7 and 9 being on one side of the frame or head and the bar 8being on the other side thereof as shown. The reins which are passedlongitudinally through the frame or head 6 are also passed Specificationof Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 4, 1916.

Serial No. 60,118.

through the spaces between the bars with which the said frame isprovided and are bent to form bights which are engaged by the bars sothat the reins are detachably and adjustably connected to the holder asindicated in Fig. 1.

The arm and the grip portion 1 are here shown as made from a singlepiece of wire. I do not desire to limit myself in this particular. WhileI have herein shown and described a preferred form of my invention, I

1. A combined rein and whip holder comprising a grip portion and an armprojecting from the grip portion and at an angle thereto, said gripportion being provided with a whip butt receiving portion and said armbeing provided with a head to receive the reins and ith cross bars onsaid head spaced for the passage of the reins and to form bights in thereins for engagement by said bars.

2. A combined rein and whip holder comprising a grip portion having apair of bars and jaws connecting said bars, said bars being spaced toreceive the butt of a whip between them, and an arm extending forwardlyfrom one of said bars at an angle to the grip portion, said arm beingprovided with a head for the reception of the reins and with cross barson said head for engagement with bights of the reins.

3. A combined rein and whip holder comprising a grip portion having apair of bars and jaws connecting said bars, said bars being spaced toreceive the butt of a whip between them, and an arm. extending forwardlyfrom one of said bars at an angle to the grip portion, said arm beingprovided with a head for the reception of the reins and with cross barson said head for engage ment with bights of the reins, said grip portionand arm being formed from a single piece of wire.

4. A combined rein and Wi hip holder com- In testimony whereof I afiixmy signature prising a grip portion provided with means in presence oftwo Witnesses. to detachably secure the butt of a Whip thereto, and anarm projecting from the THOMAS H 5 grip portion at an angle thereto andpro- Witnesses: V

vided with means to detachably and adjust- MARTIN P. PARKINSON,

ably secure reins thereto. JOSEPH F. CAMPBELL.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe "Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0.'

